I wasn’t sure if I was going to be able to participate in #HousefulOfCookies this year because time… Life, kids, life, work, life…… So I was able to figure out how to make some cookies that made me smile. I LOVE sweet tart things….the tarter the better…. So I went out on a limb and… Continue Reading

So back in 2014, I had heard about a book, The Cruelty, by new writer Scott Bergstrom. I figured, why not yanno….new writers don’t become old writers unless we read their stuff. And the title intrigued me, so I figured I would give it a try. The Cruelty – an intriguing novel that introduces us… Continue Reading

So today is my birthday. Yup, all mine. And this year, instead of a cake, I made cookies. Yummy, delicious cookies. Wanna know what kind? Ok, I’ll tell you. I made Banana Chocolate Chips Cookies. Oh. Em. Gee. So, I have always loved banana chocolate chip muffins and loaves, and often wondered if there was… Continue Reading

Knitting. Not something I EVER thought I would do and yet here I am. Finger-knitting. Arm-knitting. And I like it. Ha!!!! I am young, and hip and….wait, no I’m not. If I have to tell you that I am hip and young then I most certainly am not hip or young lol. And it’s ok.… Continue Reading

Parenting. That wonderful world of telling the tiny humans in your home do as I say and not as I do. Or being a hypocrite. Sigh… I didn’t plan on being hypocrite. I mean, I KNEW my mom was and there was no way I was going to be like her. And then I had… Continue Reading

Hello, my name is Hysterical Mom and I have fixation issues. <hearing you all welcome me by collectively saying ‘Hi HM’. I feel welcome.> I have SERIOUS fixation issues…….been that way for a while now. I starting looking for or needing something and then BAM! everything is about that one thing. My house is full… Continue Reading

I was totally charged and pumped and and full of ideas to write about back when I was sort of chronicling my LTYM experience. My goal was to use that fuel to get my blog back on track. Clearly, that didn’t happen. <SIGH….> I was admittedly bullied by my inner anxiety monster that my words… Continue Reading

On Sunday, May 1st, I was honored to be a member of the 2016 Listen To Your Mother cast in Chicago. I wrote this piece on a piece of motherhood we do not always take the time to talk about because feelings. I hope it gives you pause to reflect on motherhood in your own… Continue Reading

Wow….. So many words have already been said about the experience that is/was Listen To Your Mother Chicago 2016. (See thoughts from Megan and Nina and Beth and Mollie) I am not sure I can say everything I need to say because overwhelmed. What an exhilarating experience! The entire experience was a roller coaster ride… Continue Reading

So, I have been having an internal battle with myself about my place in the cast of Listen To Your Mother this year. My anxious mind had me convinced that I didn’t belong; that I wasn’t good enough to be with this caliber of writer, let alone be on stage. No one would want to… Continue Reading